Git Mind North Star

Verifiable Knowledge Operations on WARP Graphs

1) North Star Statement

Git Mind is a WARP-native knowledge operating system for teams and autonomous agents. It models work as cryptographically causal graph entities (nodes/edges/properties), supports domain-specific workflows via extensions, and materializes human-readable artifacts (Markdown, HTML, PDF, etc.) on demand from graph state — at any point in time, for any observer/trust policy.

Source of truth is the graph, not checked-in files.

2) Identity

Git Mind is:

A domain-agnostic knowledge graph engine
A WARP-powered causal/provenance runtime
An extension platform for domain workflows
A materialization engine for file-like outputs without file-centric truth
A trust-aware audit substrate (authorship, approvals, policy)

Git Mind is not:

A generic note app
A static markdown repo
A thin wrapper over GitHub issues/docs
A plugin free-for-all without deterministic contracts

3) Core Product Thesis

Traditional tools separate planning, docs, tickets, architecture, and audit trails into disconnected silos. Git Mind unifies them into one causal graph where:

Every fact has provenance.
Every state is replayable.
Every domain is an extension.
Every document is materialized from graph truth.
Every query can be observer- and trust-scoped.

4) Platform Model

4.1 Substrate (WARP / git-warp)

Cryptographic causal history
Multi-writer/fork/merge semantics
Time-travel and deterministic replay
Observer-relative projections
Trust-aware verification (approved authorship, delegation, revocation)

4.2 Semantic Runtime (Git Mind Core)

Generic node/edge/property model
Query engine
View/lens composition
Rule execution
Materialization pipeline

4.3 Extension Layer

Extensions declare domain semantics:

Schemas (node/edge types)
Views
Lenses
Rules
Sync adapters
Workflow actions
Materializers/templates

5) Terminology Decision

Use Extensions as user-facing term (clear and product-friendly). Optionally keep "packs" as internal implementation name during migration.

CLI: git mind extension ...
Manifest: extension.yaml
Registry: extension registry
SDK: extension SDK

6) Key Product Capabilities

A) Graph-native domain workflows

Examples:

Roadmap workflow: task/feature/milestone graphs
ADR workflow: decision nodes + rationale + consequences
PR workflow: contributors/reviews/approvals/dependencies
Incident workflow: timeline, blast radius, corrective actions

B) Content-on-node (not file-first)

Any rich content (ADR body, spec text, policy memo, postmortem narrative) is stored as graph-linked content, not as canonical checked-in docs.

Content becomes:

versioned
provenance-backed
observer-aware
trust-filterable
materializable on demand

C) Materialization engine

Render graph state into:

Markdown
HTML
PDF
JSON
static site outputs

at:

current head
historical head (--as-of)
specific observer/trust policy

D) Provenance slicing + explainability

For any node/edge/property:

full mutation lineage
causal ancestry
author/trust chain
policy/rule receipts
"why this value?" explanation

E) Trust-aware operations

With git-warp trust features:

approved-authorship modes
delegated trust
revocation impact analysis
trust-scoped views and rules
signed evidence/certification outputs

7) The ADR Vision (concrete example)

Instead of writing ADRs in external docs:

1. Create ADR node:

git mind node add adr:0007 --type adr --title "Adopt extension runtime"

2. Attach content directly to node (graph-backed CAS payload):

git mind content set adr:0007 --from ./adr-0007.md
# or interactive editor
git mind content edit adr:0007

3. Link to impacted architecture/tasks:

git mind edge add adr:0007 decides module:runtime
git mind edge add adr:0007 affects task:M11

4. Materialize when needed:

git mind materialize adr:0007 --format md --out ./dist/adr-0007.md
git mind materialize adr:0007 --format html --out ./dist/adr-0007.html
git mind materialize adr:0007 --format pdf --out ./dist/adr-0007.pdf

5. Time travel:

git mind materialize adr:0007 --as-of main~30 --format md

Same node, many renderings, full provenance.

8) Content Storage Architecture

Option A: Git Notes-backed content

Pros:

Native git primitive
Easy inspection
Familiar ecosystem

Cons:

Scaling/format constraints
Harder to enforce richer contracts
Less control for advanced CAS policies

Option B: git-cas-backed content (recommended default)

Pros:

Content-addressed durability
Natural dedupe/chunking potential
Strong integrity linkage to WARP receipts
Cleaner path for encryption/policy/capability controls
Better for large/structured content evolution

Cons:

More initial implementation work
Needs good tooling for inspectability

Recommended stance

Canonical content store: git-cas-backed
Optional import/export bridges for git notes interop
Treat notes as compatibility channel, not primary substrate

9) Materialization Model

Materialization should be explicit and reproducible.

9.1 Inputs

entityId or view
asOf (rev/receipt/tick)
observerContext
trustPolicy
extensionSet + lock
template/profile

9.2 Output envelope

Every materialized artifact includes provenance header:

graph head / frontier hash
observer hash
trust policy hash
extension lock hash
render hash
timestamp of render (non-semantic metadata)

9.3 Rules

Rendering must be deterministic given same semantic inputs
Generated files are artifacts, not canonical truth
Artifacts may be cached, always reproducible

10) Feature Catalog

10.1 Core Engine

Generic graph operations
Deterministic serialization and query execution
Time-travel/as-of query semantics
Fork/merge aware reasoning

10.2 Extension Runtime

Extension manifest v1
Registry/activation/deactivation
Namespacing and collision policy
Capability-scoped scripts (pure/effect)
Extension compatibility checks

10.3 View/Lens System

Named views per extension
Composable lenses (view:a:b:c)
Cross-extension projections
Causal/observer-aware filtering

10.4 Rules/Policy

Rule execution with severities
Doctor policy gates
CI-ready contracts
Trust policy integration

10.5 Sync/Automation

Plan/apply split
Idempotent sync receipts
Source snapshot hashing
Replayable ingest pipelines

10.6 Content System

Entity-attached content bodies
Rich metadata (mime, language, template hints)
Multi-revision content lineage
Content linking + embedding primitives

10.7 Materialization

Markdown/HTML/PDF/JSON renderers
Template engine per extension
Static site/export packs
As-of materialization and comparison

10.8 Provenance & Audit

Holographic slice explorer
trace/prove/certify commands
Evidence bundles
Chain-of-custody certificates
Trust drift and revocation impact

10.9 Observer Intelligence

Observer profiles
Observer diff / disagreement maps
Rulial-distance metrics (operational v1)
Policy simulation across historical windows

10.10 Distribution & Governance

Extension lockfile
Signing/integrity policy
Conformance test suite
Maturity levels (experimental/stable/trusted)

11) Long-term Roadmap

Horizon 1: Deterministic Extension Foundation

Extension spec v1
Registry + namespaces
Lens ABI
Built-in domains migrated to extensions
Contracts/schema lock

Horizon 2: Graph-native Content + Materialization

Content subsystem (CAS-backed)
ADR/doc workflows on nodes
Materialize MD/HTML/PDF
As-of rendering + reproducible headers

Horizon 3: Trust + Audit Intelligence

Approved authorship integration
Trust-aware views/rules
Certify/evidence bundle workflows
Revocation and policy simulation

Horizon 4: Ecosystem + Knowledge OS

Extension marketplace/distribution
Signed trusted extensions
Federated multi-domain workflows
Enterprise governance/audit suites

12) Design Invariants (hard gates)

Determinism > convenience
Graph truth > file truth
Extensions cannot bypass trust/provenance contracts
Side effects always plan/apply
Observer/trust context is explicit for materialization and views
Every machine interface is schema-versioned
Reproducibility requires extension lock + provenance envelope

13) Proposed CLI Surface (v1 direction)

# Extension lifecycle
git mind extension list
git mind extension add roadmap
git mind extension remove docs
git mind extension validate ./my-extension

# Content-on-node
git mind content set adr:0007 --from ./adr.md
git mind content edit adr:0007
git mind content show adr:0007 --as-of main~12

# Materialization
git mind materialize adr:0007 --format md --out ./dist/adr.md
git mind materialize view:roadmap --format html --out ./site/roadmap.html
git mind materialize adr:0007 --format pdf --as-of release/1.0

# Provenance/trust
git mind trace adr:0007 --property status
git mind prove adr:0007 --trust approved-only
git mind certify adr:0007 --bundle audit --out ./evidence/

14) Immediate Next Decisions

Choose canonical content store Recommend: git-cas-backed, with optional git-notes bridge.
Freeze extension manifest v1 Don't build runtime before spec discipline.
Define materialization contract v1 Input/output envelope + provenance headers.
Define content entity model Node-linked content object schema (revisioning, mime, origin, trust tags).
Decide observer/trust defaults Prevent hidden ambiguity in CLI behavior.

15) The Narrative

"Git Mind turns organizational knowledge into a verifiable causal graph. You work in domain workflows through extensions. You write decisions and specs directly to graph entities. Files are generated views, not source of truth. Everything is replayable, auditable, and trust-aware."

That's a category statement, not a feature list.

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